Hughes and Stiles Monuments in Churchyard About 21 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St Martin is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 November 1987. Tomb.

Hughes and Stiles Monuments in Churchyard About 21 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St Martin

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 November 1987
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
ST 979 730
Coordinates
51.45627, -2.03083
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Hughes and Stiles monuments are two chest tombs located in the churchyard about 21 meters north of the north aisle of the Church of St Martin. They date from the early 19th century and are made of ashlar stone.

The first tomb is the Stiles monument, dating to around 1820, and is similar in style to the nearby Bewley monument. It features baluster angles, a plinth, a base, and a heavy cornice with a reeded edge. The panelled frieze includes rosettes, and the tomb has a stepped ridged cap. There are two plaques on each side with rebated angles, one of which bears the inscription for Henry Stiles, who died in 1817.

The second tomb is the D. Hughes monument, located about 4 meters east of the Stiles monument and dating to around 1830. It has trapeze-shaped plaques on each side, fluted angle piers, a plinth, a moulded base, and a stepped ridged capstone. The inscription commemorates Daniel Hughes of Bremhill Wick.

Local climate

Hughes and Stiles Monuments in Churchyard About 21 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St Martin receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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